CHICAGO — Chicago has long been held up by Democrats as a blend of diversity, progressive policies and a union stronghold, which made it a natural host city for the party’s 2024 presidential nominating convention. But escalating tensions over the war between Israel and Hamas are disrupting the city and dividing Democrats as they prepare to show unity in nominating the president to a second term next summer.
Israel-Hamas protests disrupt life in Democrats’ convention city
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Palestinians are suing US President Joe Biden and the secretaries of state and defense to stop them from further aiding and abetting Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Palestinians sue Biden for genocide
I’d have more sympathy, for her, if she were consistent!
An estimated 300,000 demonstrators shut down the streets of D.C. in the largest Palestine protest in United States history, calling for a ceasefire and an end to the genocide in Gaza.
The largest Palestine protest in U.S. history shut down the streets of D.C
“I don’t just want to be another number in a massacre” – Suzan Beseiso
Uncaptured Media’s Dan Cohen received WhatsApp messages from U.S. citizen Suzan Beseiso, who is trapped in the Gaza Strip with her family. Desperate to escape, she reaches out to the U.S. government with no success. This is her message.
US CITIZENS TRAPPED IN GAZA
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Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip has entered its sixth day. The Israeli military has launched a massive bombardment with airstrikes killing over 1,000 Palestinians.
The FBI’s Material Support for Israeli Apartheid Against Palestinians
In recent weeks the U.S. has seen the biggest anti-war protests since the Iraq War, but you wouldn’t know this from watching mainstream media.
We Are Witnessing the Largest U.S. Anti-War Protests in 20 Years
Palestinian officials, U.N. experts, and even Israeli media say nearly 7,000 men, women, and children have been killed by Israel’s indiscriminate airstrikes and shelling.
Biden Accused of ‘Genocide Denial’ After Casting Doubt On Civilian Death Toll in Gaza
The Biden administration thought the Palestine question could be downplayed in pursuit of other objectives. And here we are.
Twenty-six. That is the number of times Wadea Al Fayoume, a Palestinian American child living in the Chicago area, was stabbed in a murderous rampage committed by his landlord. The picture of Wadea in a birthday hat that has gone viral since the attack that killed him and severely injured his mother was taken eight days earlier, when he turned 6.
We’re Seeing the Calamitous Cost of Ignoring Palestine
Muslim and Arab-Americans say their support was critical to Biden’s win in Michigan. Some warn they won’t back him again over his blanket support for Israel.
‘I will never vote Biden’: Some Muslim Americans in a key swing state feel betrayed by the president
Biden’s going to lose, but it’s not going to matter if he gets us nuked before the election!
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